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immunosuppression

immunosuppression noun: the suppression of the immune response, especially its active medical suppression by human agency (via immunosuppressant drugs) to treat autoimmune diseases or to prevent allograft rejection after transplant.

Noun

immunosuppression (usually uncountable, plural immunosuppressions)

  1. (usually) The suppression of the immune response, especially its active medical suppression by human agency (via immunosuppressant drugs) to treat autoimmune diseases or to prevent allograft rejection after transplant.
    • It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […]2015 August 29, “Different Blood Cell-Derived Transcriptome Signatures in Cows Exposed to Vaccination Pre- or Postpartum”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

immunosuppression meaning in Arabic

immunosuppression in Arabic

medical suppression of the immune response
نقص المناعة

Synonyms of immunosuppression

Antonyms

Forms of immunosuppression

pluralimmunosuppressions

Origin of immunosuppression

From immuno- + suppression.

Words formed from immunosuppression

Questions about immunosuppression

What does immunosuppression mean?
Immunosuppression means the suppression of the immune response, especially its active medical suppression by human agency (via immunosuppressant drugs) to treat autoimmune diseases or to prevent allograft rejection after transplant.
What is immunosuppression in Arabic?
Immunosuppression in Arabic is نقص المناعة. See Immunosuppression meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is immunosuppression?
Immunosuppression is a noun.
What is the plural of immunosuppression?
The plural of immunosuppression is immunosuppressions.

Words near immunosuppression in the dictionary

  1. immunosuppressant
  2. immunosuppressants
  3. immunosuppressed
  4. immunosuppresses
  5. immunosuppressing
  6. immunosuppression
  7. immunosuppressions
  8. immunosuppressive
  9. immunosuppressively
  10. immunosuppressives
  11. immunosuppressor

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